| Carthage |
an ancient Phoenician city-state founded in the ninth century B.C. near the site of modern Tunis and destroyed in 146 B.C. by the Romans. |
| Carthusian |
a member of a very strict, contemplative Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the eleventh century. |
| cartilage |
a tough, white, elastic connective tissue forming a major component of the skeletons of fetuses and young vertebrates, and turning largely to bone as the organism matures. [2 definitions] |
| cartilaginous |
of, pertaining to, or like cartilage. [2 definitions] |
| cartload |
the capacity or contents of a cart. |
| cartography |
the art or technique of producing maps. |
| carton |
a box made of cardboard or coated paper. [2 definitions] |
| cartoon |
a drawing or series of drawings, usu. with written or spoken commentary or dialogue, and usu. humorous or satirical in nature; caricature; comic strip. [5 definitions] |
| cartridge |
a tubular case for an explosive charge or bullet. [4 definitions] |
| cartridge clip |
a metal container or frame used to hold and load cartridges into an automatic rifle or pistol; clip. |
| cartwheel |
a sideways somersault with the arms and legs extended like wheel spokes. [2 definitions] |
| carve |
to form or inscribe by cutting. [5 definitions] |
| carvel |
variant of caravel. |
| carving |
the act or product of carving in wood, stone, or the like. |
| carving knife |
a long knife used to carve meat. |
| carwash |
a commercial establishment equipped to wash car exteriors and often to perform related services such as waxing and interior cleaning. [2 definitions] |
| caryatid |
a sculptured female figure, usu. in flowing Grecian robes, used as a supporting architectural column. |
| casaba |
a variety of winter muskmelon with a yellow rind and sweet, white flesh. |
| Casanova |
Giovanni Jacopo, an Italian adventurer and writer (1725-98). [2 definitions] |
| Casbah |
(sometimes l.c.) the old, crowded native quarter of any of several North African cities, esp. Algiers. [2 definitions] |
| cascade |
a steep waterfall or series of small waterfalls. [5 definitions] |